Thursday, June 5, 2008

FO!

Okay, so I was one of those knitters who said, "I'll never knit a pair of socks. That's just crazy." So you'll be surprised to see my FO.


Meet Jaywalker.







Pattern: Jaywalker
Designer: Grumperina
Yarn: Schachenmayr Kaffe Fassett 4 ply mirage fire


Result: What a great pattern. She really knows how to design. The pattern was very easy to follow. There were no fussy stitches. I used a You Tube tutorial for the kitchener stitch. The final product looks and feels great! I'm converted. Now I want all my socks to be handknit wonders. Grumperina gets five stars.


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thank you everyone for all the great comments. i really appreciate it. the hooked wool rug on my header was bought at a local antique shop. i just love it and thought it would make a great header. it is not signed anywhere so i don't know who made it.

6 comments:

Laurie (Moo!) said...

Jaywalker's AND Kitchener stitch? Good going! Very nice socks. :-)

Stephanie said...

Awesome socks! I hear socks are addicting to knit...

MadMad said...

I LOVE jaywalkers! They are easy enough to memorize, and a great way to use striping or variegated yarn!

Shilly Sit Knitter said...

Welcome to the wonderful world of sock knitting. Are you a member of Ravelry? If not here is a link
http://www.ravelry.com/
They have a lot of sock forums and KALs My name on there is Bcowgirlswt

Georgie said...

Welcome to blogland!

I do love your Jaywalkers (yeah, theyre on my to-do list), and am very interested to see that Kaffe Fasset yarn has knitted up so nicely. there is some marinating in my stash, and now I think it might be just about ready for airing.

Elizabeth said...

Hi, Not a regular Knitter but a regular admirer! Sadly the header photo is not coming up for me today...the "blog fairies" are making things difficult. Hang in there and welcome to blogland!
Pax, EJT